Suicide typologies among Medicaid beneficiaries, North Carolina 2014-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a well-established need for population-based screening strategies to identify people at risk of suicide. Because only about half of suicide decedents are ever diagnosed with a behavioral health condition, it may be necessary for providers to consider life circumstances that may also put individuals at risk. This study described the alignment of medical diagnoses with life circumstances by identifying suicide typologies among decedents. Demographics, stressful life events, suicidal behavior, perceived and diagnosed health problems, and suicide method contributed to the typologies.

Methods

This study linked North Carolina Medicaid and North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System (NC-VDRS) data for analysis in 2020. For suicide decedents from 2014 to 2017 a

SUBMITTER: Caves Sivaraman JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8832648 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature